The end_date is the end of the period you wish to calculate as a fraction of a year. The [basis] lets us define the âyearâ in a few different ways. 1 will give us the actual year. The DATE function takes a numerical year, a numerical month between 1-12, and a day between 1-31.
A. There are general guidelines for each literary category: Short stories range anywhere from 1,500 to 30,000 words; Novellas run from 30,000 to 50,000; Novels range from 55,000 to 300,000 words, but I wouldnât recommend aiming for the high end, as books the length of War & Peace arenât exactly the easiest to sell.
8 Responses to âWhen is a Short Story Too Long?â. 1  Several factors figure into the calculus of how long Iâm willing to sit with a piece and read. 2  The question now is: when is a comment too long? 3  Dear Joe, I couldnât agree more!  For me, 8-10,000 words is a good cutoff for a short story, especially in literary magazines. I like to crawl into bed and have at one story during the dayâs last thirty-minute vestige of consciousness; and I strongly prefer to finish that story.